Hit the coke ovens and found a coke fork

[lumbercamp]

These coke ovens were built in 1889 and ran more more then 20 years. The area has been dug hard the last 35 years, both by bottle diggers and detectors, but it still produces. I found a fork last March at the ovens about 10" deep, and had teeth broke off and was very rusty. This fork is in perfect shape and was partially exposed. About 4" of teeth and the tang were visible. The fork is 16" wide and 24" long. People had dug privys within 30 ft of the fork and they never noticed it.

 

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[goldencoin]

looks a lot more like a frog/fish spear

HH
-GC

 

[RonNewbie]

That's a cool find. Finding anything that old and in that good of condition is always fun. Thanks for taking the time to post the pic.

 

[CODD COMMANDO]

HI
We dig these quite often over here where their know as ballest forks its possible dump scavengers used them 19th century pictures exist of them being used on dumps!

 

[dirtydude]

That would make a nice wall decoration on a cabin wall.

 

[ran-man]

what a fork, nice

 

[hollowpointred]

That would make a nice wall decoration on a cabin wall.

yes it would! nice find!

 

[mojjax]

That would make a nice wall decoration on a cabin wall.

yes it would! nice find!

That's a real beauti ! Nice tines ! You should put an old handle on it .

 

[ModernMiner]

Are you sure that isn't the afro pick used in the movie "Undercover Brother" ?
Neat fork.
-MM-

 

[DiggerBug]

Wow! I like it! I have all kinds of old tools hanging on my garage wall.

 

[Danimal]

I found a silver coke spoon once

Nice digs!

 

[Leon]

Quote from: dirtydude on Today at 07:46:15 PM
That would make a nice wall decoration on a cabin wall.


yes it would! nice find!

Yep,, very nice, WTG!!!
Recycle, Recycle, Recycle...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[TreasureTales]

Very cool. I like it lots. I'd clean it up and paint it and find a useful purpose for it. It could be functional and a conversation piece simultaneously. Jab it into a nice piece of wood and use it as an upright LP or CD album holder. Hang it in the kitchen as a stemmed wine glass rack. Put a sturdy handle on it and use it to scrape debris out of a pit. I'm just throwing out ideas to show that old items can make nice modern items--with a past history.

 

[Harry_Morant]

Now thats what I call a fork - be great for toasting a whole packet of marshmellows

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice fork! HH, Mike

 

[dugupfinds]

I eat off a similar fork, you should see my plates.

 

[Ed-NH]

Nice find I like it alot. Definately a keeper.

 

[Night Stalker]

Whaa you say 'bout coke ovens?​

 

[LJ]

Neat find!

 

[stefen]

Now thats what I call a fork - be great for toasting a whole packet of marshmellows

I don't think I would because its actually a manure fork.

Close spacing used for manure and wide spacing used for hay.